Prof. Galan Moody selected as outstanding faculty member by class of 2024
The College of Engineering class of 2024 selects Professor Galan Moody as an outstanding faculty member.
Excerpt from the College of Engineering News and Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering News
Galan Moody, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, designs, fabricates, and tests integrated quantum photonic devices and quantum materials relevant for quantum information processing, communications, and sensing. Since joining the UCSB faculty in 2019, Moody has received numerous accolades, including an Early CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation and a Young Investigator Research Award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. Graduating seniors have awarded him another distinct honor, naming him the Electrical Engineering Program’s Outstanding Faculty Award, a recognition that Moody describes as “special.”
“Getting the chance to teach such amazing students is what pulled me back into academia five years ago,” said Moody. “I feel fortunate to be able to teach many classes with labs, and I love seeing students’ faces light up when things begin to ‘click’, and they begin to really understand difficult concepts through hands-on learning.”
Galan Moody is a thrust lead in the UCSB Quantum Foundry. Through his teaching, he has served many Quantum Foundry Graduate students and post-docs and participated in outreach mentorships for undergraduates and high school interns.
